Participants List

for the International Workshop on

"Financing Mechanisms for Biodiversity: Examining Opportunities and Challenges"

Montreal, Canada 12 May 2012

Antigua and Barbuda/ Antigua et Barbuda

Ms. Melesha BANHAN Senior Environment Technician Environment Division Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Housing and the Environment St. John's

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina/Argentine Mr. Carlos Alberto CATTANEO

Coordinador, Grupo de Trabajo sobre Conservación de la Biodiversidad Dirección Nacional de Ordenamiento Ambiental y Conservación de la Biodiversidad Secretaria de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable San Martin 451 C1004AAI Buenos Aires Argentina

Benin/Bénin Mr. Mensah Bienvenu Celestin BOSSOU

Point Focal CDB/APA Ministère de l'Environnement et de la Protection de la Nature 02 BP 268 Cotonou

Benin

Bhutan/Bhoutan Mr. Karma C. NYEDRUP Environmental Analyst National Environment Commission Secretariat P.O. Box 466 Thimphu Bhutan

Botswana Ms. Dineo Dinah GABOREKWE

Senior Natural Resources Officer Plicies and Prgrammes / Multilateral Environmental Agreement Unit

Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Private Bag 0068 Gaborone Botswana

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Brazil/Brésil Mr. Thiago MEDEIROS DA CUNHA CAVALCANTI Third Secretary Division of the Environment Ministry of External Relations Esplanada dos Ministerios, Bloco H,

Anexo I 70170-900 Brasilia Brazil

Canada Mr. Scott WILSON

Senior Policy Analyst, Multilateral Affairs Multilateral and Bilateral Affairs Directorate Environment Canada International Affairs Branch Edifice Fontaine

200 Boulevard Sacré-Coeur K1A 0H3 Gatineau Canada

Chad/Tchad Mr. Habib GADEMI Directeur Adjoint des Parcs Nationaux, des Reserves de Faune et de Ministère de l'Environnement et des Ressources Halieutiques Direction des Parcs Nationaux

B.P. 447 N'Djamena

Chad

Colombia/Colombie Ms. Isis ALVAREZ Global Forest Coalition

Cyprus/Chypre Ms. Eleni STYLIANOPOULOU Environment Department Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Louki Akvita Avenue 1411 Nicosia

Cyprus

Denmark/Danemark Ms. Charlotte MOGENSEN Ministry of Environment of Denmark Borsgade 4

1215 Copenhagen Denmark

Mr. Christian PRIP Senior International Adviser Nature Agency Ministry of Environment of Denmark

Haraldsgade 53 2100 Copenhagen Denmark

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Denmark/Danemark (cont.) Mr. Martin SCHNEEKLOTH Head of section Ministry of Environment/Agency for Spatial and Environmental Planning

Ministry of Environment of Denmark Haraldsgade 53 2100 Copenhagen Denmark

Mr. Jesper TRANBERG Head of Section Ministry of Environment of Denmark Haraldsgade 53 2100 Copenhagen

Denmark

Egypt/Égypte Mr. Abdel Aziz AYMAN

First Secretary Department of Environmental and Sustainable Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cornish el Nil St. Maspero Cairo

Egypt

Ethiopia/Éthiopie Dr. Gemedo DALLE TUSSIE Director General

Institute of Biodiversity Conservation PO Box 80119 Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Finland/Finlande Ms. Eija LUMME Counsellor Unit for International and EU Affairs

Ministry of the Environment KASARMIKATU 25 PO BOX 35 00023 Helsinki, GOVERNMENT

Finland

France Gilles KLEITZ Biodiversity Programme Manager Agence Francaise du Développement Paris France

Germany/Allemagne Axel BENEMANN

Programme Officer Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) Robert-Schuman-Platz 3

53175 Bonn - D Germany

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Germany/Allemagne (cont.) Mr. Christian GLASS Desk Officer Federal Ministry for Economic Co-operation and Development (BMZ)

Bonn Germany

Guatemala Mr. Edgar SELVIN PÉREZ PÉREZ Director

Oficina Técnica de Biodiversidad (OTECBIO) Consejo Nacional de Areas Protegidas (CONAP) 5a. Av. 6-06, Zona 1, Edificio IPM, 6to. Nivel Edificio IPM 01001 Guatemala City

Guatemala

Guinea/Guinée Mr. Maadjou BAH

Coordonnateur National Biodiversité / B.F.N.-CBD National de la Diversité Biologique et des Aires Protégées Ministère Délégué Environnement, Eaux et aux Forêts B.P. 3118 Conakry Guinea

Guinea-Bissau/Guinée-Bissau Ms. Matilde DA CONCEICAO GOMES LOPES General Direction of Environment Secrétariat d'État de l'Environnement et du Développement

Durable Bissau Guinea-Bissau

India/Inde Professor A. DAMODARAN Professor Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Bannerghatta Road

560076 Bangalore

Mr. M. F. FAROOQUI Additional Secretary Ministry of Environment and Forests

Paryavaran Bhawan C.G.O. Complex, Lodhi Road 110003 New Delhi India

Mr. C. Achalender REDDY Secretary

National Biodiversity Authority Ministry of Environment and Forests 5th Floor, TICEI Bio Park Taramani

Chennai-600 113 Tamil Nadu India

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Japan/Japon Mr. Yasuharu INA Assistant Director Global Biodiversity Strategy Office Ministry of the Environment 1-2-2 Kasumigaseki

Chiyoda-ku 100-8975 Tokyo Japan

Mr. Shigefumi OKUMURA

Senior Researcher Environment and Energy Research Division Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. Japan

Jordan/Jordanie Mr. Raed BANI HANI Chief of Biodiversity Division Ministry of Environment of Jordan

P.O. Box 1408 11941 Amman Jordan

Lao People's Democratic

Republic/Lao, République Démocratique Populaire

Ms. Bounphama PHOTHISANE

Sub-grants M&E Manager Prime Minister's Office Environment Protection Fund 2nd Floor, 100 building, Sidamduan Rd P.O.Box 7647

Vientiane Lao People's Democratic Republic

Mr. Soukata VICHIT Executive Director Environment Protection fund Prime Minister's Office 2nd Floor, 100 Building, Sidamduan Rd.

P.O.Box 7647 Vientiane Lao People's Democratic Republic

Liberia/Libéria Mr. Jonathan DAVIES

Environmental Protection Agency 4th Street, Tubman Boulevard, Sinlor P.O. Box 4024 Monrovia Liberia

Madagascar Ms. Laurette Hermine RASOAVAHINY

Directeur de la conservation de la biodiversite et du système des aires protégées Direction Générale des Forêts Ministère de l'Environnement et des Forêts

BP 243 Nanisana Antananarivo Madagascar

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Mali Mr. Boureima CAMARA Ingénieur des Eaux et Forêts Direction Nationale des Eaux et Forêts Ministère de l'environnement et de l'assainissement BP:275

Bamako Mali

Mauritania/Mauritanie M. Mohamed EL ABD CHEIKH SIDI MOHAMED Coordinateur

Coordination Nationale des Programmes de la Conventions des Nations Unies sur la Biodiversité Biologique et la CITES Ministère Délégué auprès du Premier Ministre chargé de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable B.P : 170. Nouakchott

Mexico/Mexique Ms. Paola BAUCHE PETERSEN Comisión Nacional Forestal (CONAFOR)

Mar Amarillo 1303 Colonia Country. CP 44610 Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico

Ms. Ida Alejandra GUZMAN OLGUIN Directora Agenda verde-Unidad Coordinadora de Asuntos Internacionales Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Mexico)

Blvd. Adolfo Ruiz Cortinez, No. 4209 Piso Ala "A" Col. Jardines en la Montana 14210 Tlalpan Mexico

Micronesia, Federated State of/Micronésie, États Fédérés de

Ms. Alissa TAKESY Assistant Secretary Division of Resource Management and Development

Department of Resources and Development Micronesia, Federated State of

Netherlands/Pays-Bas Mr. Martijn THIJSSEN Beleidscoördinator

Directie Duurzaamheid Ministerie Infrastructuur en Milieu, DG Milieu en Internationaal Plesmanweg 1-6 Kamer C00.12 Den Haag Netherlands

Niger Mr. Boukar ATTARI Conseiller au Secrétariat Exécutif Unité Diversité Biologique Conseil National de l'Environnement pour un Développement

Durable (CNEDD) B.P. 10193, Niamey Niger

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Nigeria/Nigéria Dr. John ESITADIMMA ONYEKURU Assistant Director Conservation/CBD Desk Officer Federal Department of Forestry Federal Ministry of Environment Plot 393/394 Augustus Aikhomy Way

Utako District Abuja Nigeria

Poland/Pologne Ms. Bozena HACZEK

Minister's Counsellor Department of Nature Protection Ministry of the Environment 52/54 Wawelska st. 00-922 Warsaw

Poland

Saint Lucia/Sainte-Lucie Mr. Michel Andrew GASPARD

Director Water Resources Management Agency Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Forestry and Fisheries Sir Stanislaus James Building, 5th Floor, Waterfront Castries Saint Lucia

Samoa

Mr. Faleafaga Toni TIPAMA'A Assistant CEO - Environment and Conservation

Division of Environment & Conservation Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment Private Bag Apia Samoa

Sao Tome and Principe/Sao Tomé-et-Principe

Mr. Aurélio DE SOUSA JESUS RITA Director do Parque Natural Ôbo de São Tomé

Departement de la Direction de Forêts Ministerio de Plano e Desenvolvimento Ave Marginal 12 de Julho

Caixa Postal No. 47 Sao Tome Sao Tome and Principe

Senegal/Sénégal Mr. Samuel DIEME Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection B.P. 10 Popenguine Senegal

Slovakia/Slovaquie Mr. Yves DE SOYE Regional Technical Advisor UN Development Programme (UNDP) Bratislava

Slovakia

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Somalia/Somalie Mr. Ibrahim Haji HASSAN Principal Advisor of the Minister Adviser to the Minister Ministry of Fisheries, Marine Resources and Environment Near State House Information Building

Mogadishu Somalia

Spain/Espagne Ms. Noelia VALLEJO PEDREGAL Jefa de Servicio

Subdireccion General de Medio Natural Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentacion y Medio Ambiente Rio Rosas 24 Madrid Spain

Sri Lanka Mr. N. K. G. K. NAMMAWATTA Additional Secretary

Ministry of Environment 82, "Sampathpaya" Rajamalwatta Road Battaramulla Sri Lanka

Sudan/Soudan Dr. El Khitma El Awad Mohammed AHMED Senior Researcher Higher Council for Environment and Natural Resources Gamma Street

PO Box 10488 Khartoum Sudan

Suriname Ms. Estrella M. KROMODIHARDJO-MADNGISA Environmental Policy Officer Ministry of Labour, Technological Development and Environment

Prins Hendrikstr 17 Paramaribo Suriname

Sweden/Suède Lars BERG

CBD National focal point Ministry of the Environment Tegelbacken 2 S-103 33 Stockholm Sweden

Sweden/Suède Ms. Maria SCHULTZ

Director The Resilience and Development Programme (SwedBio) at Stockholm Resilience Centre Stockholm University

Kräftriket 2B SE-106 91 Stockholm Sweden

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Switzerland/Suisse Mr. Stefan SCHWAGER Prinicipal Advisor Biodiversity and Climate Finance Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'énergie et de la communication - DETEC Office fédéral de l'environnement - OFEV

Division Affaires Internationales Papiermühlestrasse 172 3063 Ittigen Switzerland

Mr. Robert LAMB Senior Policy Advisor, Convention Section, Deputy Head-Division Affaires Internationales,CBD National Focal Point Office fédéral de l’environnement (OFEV)

Papiermühlestrasse, 172 3063 IHIGEN Switzerland

Syrian Arab Republic/Syrienne, République Arabe

Mr. Akram Eissa DARWICH Minister's Counsellor Biodiversity & Protected Areas Ministry of State for Environment Affairs Yousef Azmah sq., Salhia

P.O.Box: 3773 Damascus

Syrian Arab Republic

United Kingdom/Royaume-Uni Dr. Ana DELGADO Policy Advisor International Biodiversity Policy Unit Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Nobel House 17 Smith Square SW1P 3JR London United Kingdom

United States/États-Unis Dr. Shawn CARTER Senior Scientist

National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center US Geological Survey 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS-400 20192 Reston United States

Yemen/Yémen Mr. Abdul-Hakim AULAIAH CBD National Coordinator Environmental Protection Authority (EPA)

P.O. Box 19719 SANA'A Yemen

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Zambia/Zambie Mr. Ignatius MAKUMBA Chief Natural Resources Management Officer Department of Environnement and Natural Resources P.O. Box 34011 Lusaka

Zambia

EU/UE Dr. Thomas KOETZ Policy Officer, International Biodiversity DG Environment - Unit B2 Biodiversity

European Commission, DG Environment Av. Beaulieu 5 1160 Brussels Belgium

Dr. Laure LEDOUX Policy Officer for Biodiversity DG Environment

European Commission Avenue de Beaulieu, 5 B-1049 Brussels Belgium

Mr. Matthias Leonhard MAIER Policy Officer Biodiversity BU-5 05/134 DG Environment Avenue de Beaulieu/Beaulielaan 5

1049 Brussels Belgium

Mr. François WAKENHUT Head of Unit - Biodiversity DG Environment European Commission BU 9 3/129, B

1049 Brussels Belgium

Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Mr. David COOPER Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

413 St. Jacques Suite 800 Montreal Canada

Mr. Edjigayehu SEYOUM-EDJIGU Convention of Biological Diversity

403 St Jacques Suite 800 Montreal Canada

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Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) (cont.)

Mr. Ravi SHARMA Implementation and Technical Support United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity 413 St. Jacques Suite 800

Montreal Canada

OECD/OCDE Ms. Jade BAKER Assistant to the Head of Division

ENV/CBD OECD Marshall Building 0151 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris

France

Dr. Katia KAROUSAKIS

Economist/Policy Analyst ENV/CBD OECD Marshall Building 0131 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris

France

Mr. Edward PERRY Junior consultant

ENV/CBD OECD Marshall Building 0352 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France

GEF Secretariat Mr. Mark ZIMSKY

Biodiversity Focal Area Coordinator, Senior Biodiversity Specialist Global Environment Facility

GEF Secretariat 1776 G Street, NW 20036 Washington DC United States

World Bank - USA Dr. Valerie HICKEY World Bank - USA 1818 H Street, NW DC 20433 Washington United States

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Other/Autre Ms. Tasneem BALASINORWALA Coordinator CBD Alliance 28 Koenig Strasse 53113 Bonn

Germany

Mr. Chris JOHNSON Royal Society on Conservation of Nature P.O. Box 1215

11941 JUBEIHA Jordan

Mr. Pedro LEITAO Executive Director Instituto Arapyau Rua Tapinás, 22 S/101 04531-050 Sao Paulo - SP

Brazil

Mr. Günter MITLACHER Director Biological Diversity International Biodiversity Policy

CBD Focal Point WWF Germany Reinhardtstr. 14 D-10117 Berlin Germany

Mr. Carlos MUÑOZ PIÑA Lecturer at ITAM, visiting professor at Universidad Iberoamericana and Principal Economic Advisor, Forest

Trends

Mr. Kent NNADOZIE Senior Treaty Officer

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and FAO Headquarters Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Rome Italy

Mr. Nik SEKHRAN Principal Technical Advisor, Ecosystems and Head/ Principal

Technical Adviser- Ecosystems and Biodiversity Environment and Energy Group, Bureau for Development Policy Biodiversity - UNDP

One United Nations Plaza 10017 New York NY United States

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Other/Autre (cont.) Mrs. Ariane STEINSMEIER The Nature Conservancy Senior Policy advisor for European Climate Finance TNC Europe, Senior Policy Advisor for International Biodiversity and Climate Change

The Nature Conservancy TNC Europe Charitestr. 3 10117 Berlin Germany

Ms. Ana Paula TAVARES Executive Vice President Rainforest Alliance

665 Broadway, Suite 500 New York, NY 10012-2331 United States

Ms. Kerry TEN KATE Forest Trends 1050 Potomac St, N.W. 20007 Washington United States